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Data Storage Options

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WebSpace

No cost personal Web publishing and file storage for current students, faculty, and staff.
Green IT: Sharing information online reduces paper printing and therefore paper waste.

Cost: No cost

  • Students
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • One gigabyte (GB) of file storage space for students, faculty, and staff.
  • Students can store files for class and share them with classmates to collaborate on projects.
  • Faculty can store files and share them with colleagues around the world (safe for storing Category-I data).
  • Publish your personal Web site.
  • Access WebSpace using a Web browser or transfer multiple files and folders with WebDAV; secure connection for both access methods.
  • Ability to provide file access based on EID or ticket generation (for non-EID holders).

Austin Disk Services

Enterprise-level storage that meets the minimum ISO standards for storing Category-1 data. Provides fast file access and excellent application and OS compatibility.

Cost: $5/year per 1 GB

  • Students
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Technical Staff
  • Departments
  • Meets the minimum standards set by ISO for storing Category I data (must use IPSec, WebDAV, or SFTP to connect)
  • Automatically synchronize work you do offline with austin.utexas.edu any time you log on
  • "Shadow copies" of files are made at 7 a.m. and 12 noon Monday-Friday, so recent versions of files are easily recovered
  • Full daily backups of files on redundant disk ensure your data is secure
  • Fast file transfer from campus-based computers
  • Compatible with all Windows operating systems and applications

Virtual Servers

Provides a customized virtual server environment.
Green IT: Consolidating your server needs by using a virtual server - instead of a physical machine - saves significant power.

Cost: $700+ per year, depending on options

  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Technical Staff
  • Includes maintenance of the physical servers and all necessary infrastructure
  • Physical servers are in a secure location and monitored 24/7
  • Each virtual server is backed up weekly
  • Windows Server 2008 - Core or Full, Enterprise or Standard (32 and 64 bit) installed at no cost (requires Level B service and 10 GB additional disk space)
  • Windows 2003 Standard or Enterprise (32 and 64 bit) installed at no cost
  • RedHat 4 (32 bit) or 5 (32 and 64 bit) installed at no cost
  • You must provide the media and license keys for any other operating systems

SharePoint

Manage your team's documents and boost collaboration with a centrally-accessible, Web-based application.
Green IT: Collaborating electronically with remote colleagues reduces travel and therefore your carbon footprint.

Cost: $1200/year

  • Technical Staff
  • Departments
  • Access to your SharePoint site is by invitation only (UT EID logon required).
  • Easily create knowledge bases, online surveys, discussion boards, and chats.
  • A one-year license includes 90 minute set-up consultation, plus 1 hour of consulting per month.
  • 1 GB disk storage (additional storage is available).

University Data Center

Houses critical university IT systems and provides co-location facilities.

Cost: Cost depends on services needed

  • Technical Staff
  • Departments
  • Houses university's critical IT infrastructure, including mainframe, Blackboard, EID and directory systems, and more
  • Provides co-location services for many units: Libraries, Office of Accounting, Academic units
  • Houses all systems for ITS services